quicksand
Example Sentences
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"Everything changes," he said, adding "It seems like quicksand."
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
We’re sinking into a quicksand of tiny, dumb administrative tasks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
I had this idea 15 years ago, and the idea that everything was changing and it was quicksand under our feet was a little less prevalent back then.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025
For the next eight years, as if submerging into quicksand, I sank deeper into debt.
From Salon • May 11, 2025
I run my fingers along the line of my jaw as my feet sink into the concrete like quicksand.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
